FUTURE Networks Act

IIB 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4045 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 2, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To direct the Federal Communications Commission to estab- lish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Dec 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4045.RFS H4045 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 4045 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Future Uses of Tech- 2 nology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act’’ 3 or the ‘‘FUTURE Networks Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. 6G TASK FORCE. 5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 7 shall establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task 8 Force’’. 9 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 10 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the Task 11 Force shall be appointed by the Chair. 12 (2) COMPOSITION.—To the extent practicable, 13 the membership of the Task Force shall be com- 14 posed of the following: 15 (A) Representatives of companies in the 16 communications industry, except companies 17 that are determined by the Chair to be not 18 trusted. 19 (B) Representatives of public interest orga- 20 nizations or academic institutions, except public 21 interest organizations or academic institutions 22 that are determined by the Chair to be not 23 trusted. 24 (C) Representatives of the Federal Govern- 25 ment, State governments, local governments, or 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Dec 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4045.RFS H4045 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 4045 RFS Tribal Governments, with at least one member 1 representing each such type of government. 2 (c) REPORT.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 4 the date on which the Task Force is established 5 under subsection (a), the Task Force shall publish 6 in the Federal Register and on the website of the 7 Commission, and submit to the Committee on En- 8 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 9 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 10 Transportation of the Senate, a report on sixth-gen- 11 eration wireless technology, including— 12 (A) the status of industry-led standards- 13 setting bodies in setting standards for such 14 technology; 15 (B) possible uses of such technology identi- 16 fied by industry-led standards-setting bodies 17 that are setting standards for such technology; 18 (C) any limitations of such technology (in- 19 cluding any supply chain or cybersecurity limi- 20 tations) identified by industry-led standards-set- 21 ting bodies that are setting standards for such 22 technology; and 23 (D) how to best work with entities across 24 the Federal Government, State governments, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Dec 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4045.RFS H4045 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 4045 RFS local governments, and Tribal Governments to 1 leverage such technology, including with regard 2 to siting, deployment, and adoption. 3 (2) DRAFT REPORT; PUBLIC COMMENT.—The 4 Task Force shall— 5 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 6 on which the Task Force is established under 7 subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register 8 and on the website of the Commission a draft 9 of the report required by paragraph (1); and 10 (B) accept public comments on such draft 11 and take such comments into consideration in 12 preparing the final version of such report. 13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) CHAIR.—The term ‘‘Chair’’ means the 15 Chair of the Commission. 16 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 17 means the Federal Communications Commission. 18 (3) NOT TRUSTED.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 20 means, with respect to an entity, that— 21 (i) the Chair has made a public deter- 22 mination that such entity is owned by, con- 23 trolled by, or subject to the influence of a 24 foreign adversary; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Dec 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4045.RFS H4045 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 4045 RFS (ii) the Chair otherwise determines 1 that such entity poses a threat to the na- 2 tional security of the United States. 3 (B) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION.—In 4 making a determination under subparagraph 5 (A)(ii), the Chair shall use the criteria de- 6 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 7 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communica- 8 tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 9 1601(c)), as appropriate. 10 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean- 11 ing given such term in section 3 of the Communica- 12 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 13 (5) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 14 means the 6G Task Force established under sub- 15 section (a). 16 Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Dec 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4045.RFS H4045 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS